destruction
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Damon’s Odysseus is numbed by the massacre of Troy’s civilians; Fiennes’ hates himself for leading the best men of Ithaca to their death, gutting his own community in the heedless destruction of another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Today, it is better to reach out for peace before destruction," he wrote.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Crude prices have stayed within historical ranges throughout the crisis because of China’s swift drop in oil purchases and demand destruction in some countries, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Prosecutors said the detained person is "strongly suspected of having committed the offences, and that there is a risk of flight, destruction of evidence, and collusion with accomplices or witnesses".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
All this destruction to try and find wand wood.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
The story under that headline reported that Bankman-Fried’s entire fortune had been “wiped out” in “one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
So in terms of big satellite destructions, there’s only been a handful in the last 15 years.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021
The motive of all these destructions is always the same, and always of the lowest kind: gain.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
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